Synopsis
When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.
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Cast
- David OyelowoBrian
- Maya GilbertGina
- Sharon LawrenceFraine
- Emayatzy CorinealdiRuby
- Dondré WhitfieldLittleton
- Omari HardwickDerek
- Lorraine ToussaintRuth
- Andy SpencerBus Hustler
- Edwina FindleyRosie
- Yvette CasonMrs. Hastings
Recommendations
- 91
The A.V. Club
The power of Middle Of Nowhere is cumulative, conveyed in sustained tone and deepening character rather than bravura sequences or explosive confrontations. - 90
Village Voice
A slow-motion-enhanced kiss scene, with Corinealdi in top I-don't-give-a-f--- strut, is a startling example of DuVernay's ability to conjure drama that at once takes place in a character's head and in a recognizable real world. It's beautifully nuanced and confidently ambiguous - and so is the movie. - 90
Los Angeles Times
So though it echoes the films of Charles Burnett, the plays of August Wilson and "A Raisin in the Sun," at its heart Middle of Nowhere is old-school, character-driven narrative at its most quietly effective. - 90
The New York Times
Ms. DuVernay, from start to finish in this very fine movie, works to make sure that Ruby is a woman to remember. - 88
Philadelphia Inquirer
DuVernay, a low-key director sparing in her use of emotion and music, has made an existential drama that is European in its feel. - 80
Time Out
This is humanistic drama done right. - 75
Slant Magazine
In a cinema landscape where the representation of the black female experience is most visibly explored through the modes of outlandish comedy, unironic melodrama, or not at all, Ava DuVernay's take is a decidedly refreshing one. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A deceptively slight film that strikes the right balance between realist family drama and earnestness.
